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’Soed tools can betools are made of the stone that is sand, but only the hardest of those’

’And here I’ve gone through life thinking stone is stone’

’In our language, we possess many names for stone Names that tell of its nature, names that describe its function, names for what has happened to it and ill happen to it, na within it, naht! I see your point Why don’t we talk about so else?’

’Such as?’

Toc glanced over at the other hill Only Lady Envy’s head and knees were visible above the tub’s frauleh, Mok and Thurule, stood guard over her, facing outward ’Her’

’Of Lady Envy, I know little more than what I have already said’

’She was a … companion of Ano thin, translucent flakes of obsidian fro the shape of a lanceolate arrowhead ’At first, there were three others, andered together, for a time Anomander Rake, Caladan Brood, and a sorceress who eventually ascended to beco that event, dramas ensued -- or so it is told The Son of Darkness was joined by Lady Envy, and the Soletaken known as Osric Another three andered together Caladan Brood chose a solitary path at the time, and was not seen on this world for score centuries When he finally returned -- perhaps a thousand years ago -- he carried the ha Goddess’

’And Rake, Envy and this Osric -- ere they up to?’

The T’lan Ied ’Of that, only they could tell you There was a falling out Osric is gone -- where, no-one knows Anomander Rake and Lady Envy reuathered to chain the Fallen One Rake joined in that effort The lady did not Of her, this is the sue, soldier’

’She’s a e’

’The answer to that is before you’

’The hot bathwater appearing from nowhere, you mean’

Tool set the finished arrowhead down and reached for another blank ’I er’

The scout grunted ’Ensorcelled -- forced to serve her -- Hood’s breath, she’s made theard him ’This bothers you? Are there not slaves in the Malazan Empire?’